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20-05-2011, 12:05 PM
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| | | unknown large crown-shaped fungus growing on beech
I took this picture on 17 September 2009 and have failed to properly identify it. The watch I used for scale is 18cms long so the fungus is around 45cms in diameter. It was growing on the exposed roots of a very large beech which was clearly dying and had several bracket fungi attached elsewhere. The fungus was crown-shaped, and soft, dry and firm to the touch  |
20-05-2011, 12:15 PM
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| | | Re: unknown large crown-shaped fungus growing on beech
It could be one of a number of red herrings, not having seen the underside, but I guess Trametes versicolor. Meripilus giganteus is also a fair bet.
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20-05-2011, 01:12 PM
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| | | Re: unknown large crown-shaped fungus growing on beech
Judging by the size of the watch, it looks pretty gigantic to me  
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20-05-2011, 01:15 PM
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I've never found these but I'm glad I had the afterthought. Cheers. |
20-05-2011, 01:57 PM
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| | | Re: unknown large crown-shaped fungus growing on beech
Thanks for the information guys. I've taken a look at some pictures of Meripilus Giganteus since your postings and some of them look very similar although the younger forms are rather different - rounder, plumper. Some of the older versions are closer but none of the pics I found show the distinctive crown shape. However, I can see that some of the larger specimens might grow up to look like my picture!
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20-05-2011, 06:22 PM
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| | | Re: unknown large crown-shaped fungus growing on beech
Meripilus giganteus for sure
Chris
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